A) are not an issue in the United States despite rationally ignorant voters. B) harm United States sugar farmers at the benefit of the candy and soda industry. C) cost the typical family about $6 per year but provide millions of dollars of benefits to Florida sugar producers. D) lead to lower prices and increased output, and thus are opposed by the sugar industry. A) are not an issue in the United States despite rationally ignorant voters. B) harm United States sugar farmers at the benefit of the candy and soda industry. C) cost the typical family about $6 per year but provide millions of dollars of benefits to Florida sugar producers. D) lead to lower prices and increased output, and thus are opposed by the sugar industry.

Exam 20: Political Economy and Public Choice

Figure: Median Voter 1 Suppose the figure above represents the preferences of five voters and two candidates regarding defense spending. According to the figure above, who is the median voter and which candidate will win the election?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 101

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Smoking Ban Policy Spectrum -(Figure: Smoking Ban Policy Spectrum) Refer to the figure. If there are only two candidates, A and B, and a smoking ban is the only issue being debated in this election, which one of the voters is the median voter?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 102

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Economic Freedom and Living Standards -(Figure: Economic Freedom and Living Standards) Refer to the figure. Based on this chart, we can conclude that:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 103

If a policy transfers $100 to a special interest group at a cost of $4,000 to society, the group would lobby:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 104

Which of the following variables is the least helpful in predicting presidential elections?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 105

Voters are rationally ignorant because the incentives to being informed are low.

(True/False)

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Question 106

Control of the media has exactly the effects that we would expect from our study of _____ in democracies.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 107

Special interest groups have a greater chance to succeed when benefits are more concentrated and costs are more diffuse.

(True/False)

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Question 108

How are democracy and wealth related?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 109

According to public choice theory, people do not always make informed choices because:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 110

When the battle of presidential elections is done, historians mark one personality and set of issues as having won the day and reflected the will of the:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 111

What explains the close connection between the economic boost just before Election Day and a politician winning reelection?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 112

Voters are most responsive to economic performance ______ when deciding whether a president should be re-elected.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 113

Rational ignorance in voting comes from:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 114

If the theory of the median voter holds, then extremes in political or economic stance cannot be maintained.

(True/False)

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Question 115

Sugar quotas:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 116

One of the largest federal spending programs is foreign aid.

(True/False)

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Question 117

Over the past 100 years the American voter has voted for the party of the when the economy is doing .

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 118

When more of the population has power, it's more likely that policies will offer something for virtually everybody.

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Question 119

Why are voters generally considered myopic?

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Exam 20: Political Economy and Public Choice

Figure: Median Voter 1 Suppose the figure above represents the preferences of five voters and two candidates regarding defense spending. According to the figure above, who is the median voter and which candidate will win the election?

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Smoking Ban Policy Spectrum -(Figure: Smoking Ban Policy Spectrum) Refer to the figure. If there are only two candidates, A and B, and a smoking ban is the only issue being debated in this election, which one of the voters is the median voter?

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Economic Freedom and Living Standards -(Figure: Economic Freedom and Living Standards) Refer to the figure. Based on this chart, we can conclude that:

If a policy transfers $100 to a special interest group at a cost of $4,000 to society, the group would lobby:

Which of the following variables is the least helpful in predicting presidential elections?

Voters are rationally ignorant because the incentives to being informed are low.

Control of the media has exactly the effects that we would expect from our study of _____ in democracies.

Special interest groups have a greater chance to succeed when benefits are more concentrated and costs are more diffuse.

How are democracy and wealth related?

According to public choice theory, people do not always make informed choices because:

When the battle of presidential elections is done, historians mark one personality and set of issues as having won the day and reflected the will of the:

What explains the close connection between the economic boost just before Election Day and a politician winning reelection?

Voters are most responsive to economic performance ______ when deciding whether a president should be re-elected.

Rational ignorance in voting comes from:

If the theory of the median voter holds, then extremes in political or economic stance cannot be maintained.

Sugar quotas:

One of the largest federal spending programs is foreign aid.

Over the past 100 years the American voter has voted for the party of the ________ when the economy is doing ________.

When more of the population has power, it's more likely that policies will offer something for virtually everybody.

Why are voters generally considered myopic?

The Big Ideas

The Power of Trade and Comparative

Supply and Demand

Equilibrium

Elasticity and Its Applications

Taxes and Subsidies

The Price System

Price Ceilings and Floors

International Trade

Externalities- When the Price Is Not Right

Costs and Profit Maximization Under Competition

Competition and the Invisible Hand

Monopoly

Price Discrimination

Oligopoly and Game Theory

Competing for Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition and Advertising

Labor Markets

Public Goods and the Tragedy of the Commons

Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy

Managing Incentives

Stock Markets and Personal Finance

Price Discrimination

Consumer Choice

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Over the past 100 years the American voter has voted for the party of the when the economy is doing .